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New report on the affordability of mobile services in Canada
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineACT researchers Catherine Middleton, Kim Sawchuk, Constance Lafontaine, Scott DeJong and Julia Henderson submitted a report as part of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) review of the affordability of mobile devices in Canada (2019-57) on October 23. ACT researchers conducted 62 interviews with older adults in four provinces over the span of four […]
New report to British Columbia government on mobile services
/in ACT Scroll, News, Project updates /by Constance LafontaineACT researchers were invited by the British Columbia government to submit an intervention as part of the province’s public engagement and legislative review to identify ways to improve cell phone contract and billing transparency. The ACT report, titled “Fair Sales Practices and Affordable Services: The Cell Phone Needs of Canadian Seniors,” emphasizes the need for […]
ACT Project held two special panels at the Trent Aging 2019 Conference
/in ACT Scroll, Grannies on the Net, News, Older audiences in the digital media environment, Project updates /by CommunicationCall for abstracts – Workshop The Network Society Today: (Revisiting) the Information Age Trilogy
/in ACT Scroll, CFP /by Communication10-11/June/2020
Public Consultations and Media Policy: Challenging A “digital First” Approach
/in Events, News /by Communication“B/OLD: Aging in our city-Vieillir dans notre ville”
/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by CommunicationBy Bipasha Sultana Thinking about age-friendly cities across communities Put forth by Concordia’s ACT (Ageing, Communication, Technology) and engAGE, the Centre for Research on Aging, B/OLD is a trilingual (English, French, LSQ) event series that is open to the public, offering a multitude of thought-provoking events. These include panels and keynotes, creative workshops and […]
Creative Methods In Ageing Studies Research Symposium: Call For Papers
/in ACT Scroll, CFP /by CommunicationCentre for Women, Ageing, and Media is proud to announce its’ Creative Methods in Ageing Studies Research Symposium, which will take place on Wednesday, the 24th of July at the University of Gloucestershire. The call for papers is now open, the deadline to submit is April 30th, 2019. Proposals are invited for 20-minute papers addressing […]
Call for Student Applications: GUSEGG 2019
/in ACT Scroll, Events, Graz Summer School Seggau, News /by Constance LafontaineFor the fifth consecutive year, ACT is sponsoring a module on ageing, communication and technologies as part of the Graz International Summer School Seggau (GUSEGG). The school, which welcomes professors and students from around the world, will be held from June 30 to July 13 2019 in Leibnitz, Austria. This year, the module on aging […]